Sending prayers for Jeff Gladney family, Cardinals cornerback, dead at 25 in car accident

NYP – Arizona Cardinals cornerback Jeff Gladney died Monday in a car accident, according to multiple reports. He was 25.

“We are asking prayers for the family, and privacy at this most difficult time,” Brian Overstreet, Gladney’s agent, said in the report.

Gladney’s former TCU teammate and fellow 2020 first-round draft pick Jalen Reagor posted his condolences to Twitter and that spread word of Gladney’s death around social media.  

“Lost my brother, my best friend, my right hand man … ain’t too much more I can take man damn!” wrote Reagor, a receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles.

“R.I.P. Jeff Gladney, brother watch over me please.”

Gladney was drafted No. 31 overall by the Minnesota Vikings. He finished with 81 tackles, three passes defended, and a forced fumble in 16 games (15 starts) as a rookie.

But Gladney was released last August after he was indicted on a domestic-violence assault charge following allegations that he “intentionally, knowingly and recklessly” applied pressure to a former girlfriend’s neck and throat. He did not play last season.

A Texas court unanimously found Gladney not guilty of the felony charge. He was looking to restart his career with the Cardinals, who signed him as a free agent. A statement released by his agency at the time of the March verdict said that Gladney was “in a good place.”

Gladney is the second young NFL star killed in a motor vehicle accident this offseason. Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins – a 2019 first-round pick – was struck by a car while crossing a highway on foot in Florida.